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Suriname’s Readiness Preparation Proposal 2 nd Update Rene Somopawiro March 23 th , 2010 , Gabon. 1

LOCATION SURINAME 2

 T otal ar e a: 16.4 million ha › State owne d: 97%  Population (2007): 509.000 (3/ sq km)  F or e st Cove r : 14.8 million ha (90% of total ar e a) › Ar e a for SF M: 4- 5 million › Pr ote c te d ar e a: 2.1 million (13% )  De for e station r ate : 0.02% / ye ar 3

 Se c o nd dra ft: 11 Ja nua ry 2010  Sta ke ho lde rs c o nsulta tio n  Co nfe re nc e c a lls with WB/ T AP  Vide o c o nfe re nc e with WB/ T AP  Me e ting s with re pre se nta tive fro m WB  Me e tings of National RE DD+ Committe e  I nfo rma l multidisc iplina ry te c hnic a l g ro up › MRV › F o re st Ca rb o n Ac c o unting › Asse ssme nt o f pro je c ts

 Go ve rna nc e Struc ture / Ma na g e me nt Struc ture › RE DD+ stra te g y/ po lic ie s  I nvo lve me nt o f sta ke ho lde rs in pa rtic ula r I ndig e no us a nd T rib a l c o mmunitie s › Co nsulta tio n a nd pa rtic ipa tio n pla n › SE SA  Budg e t g a ps  Re la tio n WB - Surina me

NWRG : Gove r nme nt, Gove r nme nt Institutions, Pr ivate se c tor , IP & T Communitie s Monito - r ing T he matic Body Sub- units Na tiona l F ore st c a rbon Unit: Administr ative de pt, T e c hnic al de pt, Consultation and outr e ac h de pt,

Go ve r nme ntal institutio ns Go ve r nme ntal fo r the imple me ntatio n o f RPP and institutio ns due to the ir impac t mainstr e aming RE DD+ into natio nal o n RE DD+ : de ve lo pme nts: he Cabine t of the Pre side nt .  T T he Ministr y of Natur al •  T he Ministry of Physic al Re sour c e s (NH). Planning, L and and F ore st T he Ministr y of Agr ic ultur e , Manage me nt (RGB) . • Animal Husbandr y and SBB ›  F ishe r ie s (L VV) T he Ministry of Planning and De ve lopme nt Coope ration T he Ministr y of Public Wor ks • OS) . (PL (OW).  T he Ministry of F inanc e (F IN).  T he Ministry of L abor, T e c hnologic al De ve lopme nt M) . and E nvironme nt (AT NI MOS ›  T he Ministry of Re gional De ve lopme nt (RO) .

 F o re st (priva te ) Se c to r › Ge ne ra l Surina me Wo o d Asso c ia tio n › Pla tfo rm T imb e r Se c to r  F o re st de pe nde nt c o mmunitie s, I P&M o rg a niza tio ns  Civil So c ie ty  ADE K Unive rsity a nd re le va nt re la te d re se a rc h institutio ns  T he mining se c tor : lar ge , me dium and small sc ale  T he a g ric ultura l se c to r

RPP:  T o e nsure full c o llab o ratio n o f all stake ho lde rs. T o e nsure tha t the NRWG is a n e ffe c tive , e ffic ie nt a nd broa d- ba se d me c ha nism.  T he o ppo rtunity to partic ipate , share info rmatio n and g ive fe e db ac k o n issue s re g arding the imple me ntatio n o f the RPP and RE DD+.  T o g ain mo re ro o m fo r all re le vant stake ho lde rs fo r in-de pth disc ussio ns o n the RPP and RE DD+. › Sub units will b e tra nsfo rme d into the ma tic sub units I s to “c o lle c t” a ll o rg a niza tio ns, institutio ns, › sta ke ho lde rs whic h a re no t pa rt o f the NRWG

T AP c o mme nt: Plac e NRWG o utside individual g o ve rnme nt de partme nt to e nsure g re ate r I nde pe nde nc e . RPP: “ T he NRWG will b e b a se d unde r the Go ve rnme nt fo r the first pha se to g ua rd a nd mo nito r tha t re spe c tive sta ke ho lde rs a re e xe c uting the ir ro le s a nd re spo nsib ilitie s.”  Ra tiona le : › T he ministrie s a re a ssig ne d a c c o rding to the ir Spe c ific ma nda te s › T o e nsure invo lve me nt o f (wo rk with) e xisting g o ve rnme nta l struc ture s; c o st a nd time e ffe c tive , wo rking with e xiste nc e c a pa c ity (a s muc h a s po ssib le ).

F o r purpo se s o f fa st imple me nta tio n o f RPP the NWRG will b e re spo nsib le fo r the initia l pre pa ra to ry wo rk unde r the c o o rdina tio n o f a le a d ministry Afte r the e va lua tio n o f the first pha se , the ma na g e me nt struc ture will b e a djuste d fo r impro ve me nt in o rde r to b e “ an inde pe nde nt g o ve rnme nt b o dy”. Co nsultatio ns and disc ussio ns at le ve ls o n the g o ve rnanc e and manag e me nt struc ture , while c o nside ring the re c o mme ndatio ns o f the T AP

 RPP: All ac tivitie s o f the RPP ne e d to b e mo nito re d and e valuate d b y an inde pe nde nt mo nito ring b o dy. › T he Planning Offic e is the natio nal mo nito ring b o dy o f the MADP.  RAT IONAL E › Use o f e xisting struc ture s, c a pa c ity, a nd e xpe rie nc e › I nc o rpo ra tio n in na tio na l pro c e sse s Capac ity str e ngthe ning is ne e de d !!

› T he Co nsultatio n and Partic ipatio n Plan will b e de ve lo pe d in c lo se c o llab o ratio n with the I P, Maro o n and F o re st de pe nde nt Co mmunitie s › T he princ iple s o f F PI C will b e use d as the b asis fo r the de ve lo pme nt o f F PI C g uide line s taking into ac c o unt the natio nal c irc umstanc e s. T his will b e part o f the de ve lo pme nt o f the C&P Plan T his ro le is assig ne d to the Ministry o f Re g io nal De ve lo pme nt whic h has e xisting struc ture s, kno wle dg e and e xpe rie nc e to de al with the issue s.

 L ong histor y of initiative s › T imbe r Ac t, F or e st Manage me nt Ac t › Game Ac t, Natur e Conse r vation Ac t  National F or e st Polic y, National Biodive r sity Str ate gy e tc  T r aditional str uc tur e s ar e maintaine d  Ministr y of Re gional De ve lopme nt  Politic al str uc tur e : 11 se ats of 51 se ats of the Par liame nt ar e for the inte r ior

 Gove r nme nt e mbar ke d on pr oc e ss of Consultation and diologue on L and te nur e issue s with IP an Mar r on c ommunitie s  A Pr e side ntial Commission has be e n installe d. Re le vant r e c omme ndations for RE DD+: to ide ntify a nd de ma rc a te the a re a s; - to c o nfe r the title o f the g ro und -  T r ibal Rights Se minar : (ope ning by the Pr e side nt) T he g o ve rnme nt ha s o rg a nize d a na tio na l c o nfe re nc e o n “T rib a l Rig hts” in Surina me o n June 29 – 30, 2009.  Ministr y of Re gional De ve lopme nt/ IADB pr oje c t “Suppor t of the de ve lopme nt of the Inte r ior ” Prima rily studie s re g a rds the c o lle c tive rig hts  T wo c o mpo ne nts o f the issue o f c o lle c tive rig hts in the pro je c t a re (i) land  r ights, land te nur e and use & (ii)suppor t for tr aditional author itie s Ministr y of Natur al Re sour c e s o De ve lo pme nt o f po lic y a nd le g a l fra me wo rk fo r sma ll sc a le g o ld mining (WWF )

Sur iname Gr e e n Vision and Str ate gy (SF M and Natur e Conse r vation) Multi Annua l De ve lopme nt Pla n (ma instr e a ming RE DD+ in na tiona l de ve lopme nts) 2011-2016 Na tiona l Polic ie s (imple me nting RE DD+ in a ll se c tor s) & Na tiona l RE DD+ Str a te g y De ve lopme nt of RE DD L e g a l F r a me wor k E xe c ution of Na tiona l Ac tion Pla ns Pe rforma nc e monitoring Continuous improve me nt

Co nduc t Asse ssme nt De ve lo p e nviro nme nta l e nviro nme nta l mitig a tio n CONT I NOUS a nd so c ia l a nd so c ia l me a sure s & MONI T ORI NG impa c ts a lte rna tive s b a se line s Consultation SIGNIF ICANT INST IT UT IONS/ ORGANIZAT IONS: SE SA WORK I NG GROUP 1. Ministe rs o f AT M, RGB, RO 2. NI MOS, SBB, Distric ts c o mmissio ne r Capac ity ne e ds: 3. I P&M o rg a niza tio ns, fo re st c o mmunitie s, c ivil knowle dge so c ie tie s 4. Priva te se c to r Use of Standar ds/ Polic ie s : 1. Wo rld Ba nk Sa fe g ua rd Po lic y 2. Na tio na l E nviro nme nta l Po lic y 3. Na tio na l E SI A Guide line s 4. Na tio na l L e g isla tio ns

 T he Dra ft E nviro nme nta l L a w is still in the c o nstitutio na l pro c e ss. Ho we ve r the g uide line s o f the E SI A a re wide ly a c c e pte d a nd use d in the lo g g ing , mining , e ne rg y a nd a g ric ultura l se c to rs, whic h pro ve the fa c t tha t the se g uide line s a re a c c e pte d b y na tio na l a nd inte rna tio na l o rg a niza tio ns, industria ls a nd multina tio na ls. T he g uide line s a re a lso imple me nte d in the pe rmits. SA is ne e de d .  Ca pa c ity building on SE › Ove rla pping o f F PI C a nd SE SA a nd E SI A › Wha t is the link? F PI C->SE SA->E SI A?

 Co nduc t na tio na l fo re st c a rb o n sto c k a sse ssme nts & mo nito ring (WWF , CI , T B) › Me tho do lo g y › E sta b lishme nt o f a T e c hnic a l F o re st Ca rb o n Mo nito ring Unit; › Asse ssme nt o f c a pa c ity ne e ds a nd g a ps; › De ve lo pme nt o f pla n to fill in the c a pa c ity ne e ds a nd g a ps › De ta ile d b udg e t de sc riptio n, future c o sts, time line fo r 3 ye a rs  F o rmula tio n o f T OR fo r the de ve lo pme nt o f a Ma ste r pla n to se t up a n MRV-syste m